Fund Groups

Social Sciences – Seed Money Grants

Proposal timeline for the 2017-2018 academic year:

Proposals are due by 5:00 P.M., Fall: October 2, 2017 and Spring: April 6, 2018.

Fall Awards will be announced late November/ early December. Spring Awards will be announced in late May/early June 2018.

Fund information:

Seed Money grants for up to $10,000 are available to tenure-track faculty (position at the rank of assistant professor) for the development of larger projects leading to research grant proposals to outside funding agencies. An external funding proposal should be submitted within 12 months of the spending of the internal funds. There are estimated eight awards available each year for Social Sciences tenure-track faculty, and all subject areas and methodologies within the School are considered equally.
For more detailed information, please visit the grant's homepage.